Acherontia
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Name (Latin)
Acherontia
See Also From tracing topical name
Sphingidae
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q312009
Library of congress:
sh2010000037
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: Kitching, Ian J. The biology of Death's Head hawkmoths, lepidopteran kleptoparasites of honey bees, 2006:p. 14 (hawkmoth genus Acherontia; lists 3 species)
- Moths and butterflies of Europe and North Africa website, 4 Jan. 2010:table of families (Acherontia, Sphingidae)
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Acherontia lachesis MHNT Female Nîlgîri (Tamil Nadu) Dorsal
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File:Acherontia-Kadavoor-2016-06-23-001.jpg
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File:Acherontia-Kadavoor-2016-06-23-003.jpg
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File:Acherontia atropos MHNT.jpg
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File:Acherontia lachesis MHNT Female Nîlgîri (Tamil Nadu).jpg
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File:Acherontia lachesis MHNT Female Nîlgîri (Tamil Nadu) Dorsal.jpg
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File:Acherontia styx styx MHNT Female.jpg
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Wikipedia description:
The name death's-head hawkmoth refers to any of three moth species of the genus Acherontia (Acherontia atropos, Acherontia styx and Acherontia lachesis). The former species is found throughout Africa and in Europe, the latter two are Asian; most uses of the common name refer to the African species. These moths are easily distinguishable by the vaguely human skull-shaped pattern of markings on the thorax. They are large nocturnal moths with brown and yellow or orange coloring, and all three species are fairly similar in size, coloration and life cycle.
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